Fisheries
Floods Damage Crops and Fish Farms in Moulvibazar
Floods in Moulvibazar have damaged crops and fish farms, leaving farmers who borrowed from NGOs in distress.
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Crops
Flood-Hit Farmers to Get Seed and Fertiliser, Dry Feed for Livestock
The government will give flood-hit farmers free seed and fertiliser, supply dry feed for livestock and vaccinate animals in affected areas, the agriculture minister said.
AgribusinessFrom Red Junglefowl to Modern Broiler: The Long Journey of the Farm Chicken
The broiler descends from the wild red junglefowl of South and Southeast Asia and was shaped by millennia of domestication and 20th-century selective breeding; its fast growth comes from genetics, feed and housing, not hormones.
HealthFrom diarrhoea and cholera to typhoid: the diseases that follow floods
In July 2026 public health expert Dr Mushtaq Hossain told BBC Bangla that in a flood there is water everywhere but none fit to drink, one of the biggest public health problems a flood brings.
Fruits
Make Ripe Mango Patishapta Without Fuss
Adding ripe mango to the familiar patishapta makes an easy new dessert for the mango season.
Environment
Snake Village: Where Venomous Cobras Live in Every Home
In Shetphal, a farming village in Maharashtra, venomous cobras share people's homes and are treated with reverence rather than fear.
Environment
Simple Ways to Protect Plants From Monsoon Rain
A few simple habits, from keeping drainage clear to watering only when needed, can protect garden and balcony plants from monsoon waterlogging.
Livestock
How to Cook Farm Chicken Without the Smell
Proper cleaning, storage, marinating and cooking can rid farm chicken of its faint smell and make it delicious.
Environment
Eight Days of Floods Submerge 49% of Cox's Bazar, 32 Dead
As floodwater recedes in Cox's Bazar, the district administration's preliminary report counts 32 dead, nearly half the district inundated and heavy losses to homes, fisheries, crops and roads.
Crops
How to Protect Livestock During Floods
Intern veterinarian Md Likhon Islam sets out what farmers should do before, during and after a flood to keep their animals alive and healthy.
Crops
Fruit Flies Destroy Tk 100 Crore of Fazli Mangoes in Chapainawabganj
Fruit flies have destroyed Fazli mangoes worth an estimated Tk 100 crore in Chapainawabganj this season, pushing growers away from the GI-recognised variety.
EnvironmentJuly 2026 monsoon break left much of India dry during kharif sowing
In mid-July 2026 a break in the monsoon halted rain across north-west and central India just as kharif crops were being sown, and forecasters linked its length to El Niño.
Environment
Teesta Flows Above Danger Level, Fear of a Fourth Flood
Heavy rain and upstream run-off have pushed the Teesta above the danger level at Dalia point, raising fears of a fourth flood in two months.
Crops
Two Bangladeshis Launch AI-Based Agri Startup in Malaysia
Fresh Move, an AI-based startup founded by two Bangladeshi and one Malaysian graduate of the University of Malaya, aims to modernise Malaysia's farm produce supply chain.
Environment
Five-and-a-Half-Foot Monocled Cobra Rescued at Jahangirnagar University
A monocled cobra about five and a half feet long and weighing around five kilograms was rescued unharmed from the Jahangirnagar University area on 13 July.
Agribusiness
Moulvibazar Flood Victims Struggle to Keep Their Livestock
Flooding in about 28 unions of Moulvibazar has destroyed grass and fodder, leaving many cattle sick and their owners unable even to sell them cheaply.
Vegetables
Tray Seedlings in Polynet Houses Are Changing Farming in Rajshahi
Farmers in Rajshahi's Paba upazila are raising disease-free vegetable seedlings in cocopeat trays inside polynet houses, protecting them from rain, heat and pests.
Environment
Flood Situation May Worsen in Nine Districts
Low-lying riverside areas of nine districts in Bangladesh's north-east and north may see short-term flooding or a worsening flood situation within the next 24 to 48 hours, the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre said.
LivestockThe white strand on an egg yolk is the chalaza, and it is safe to eat
The white, thread-like strands on either side of an egg yolk are the chalazae, twisted cords of egg-white protein that hold the yolk in place; they are safe to eat and usually more prominent in fresh eggs.
Environment
We Must Protect Our Own Environment Ourselves: Prime Minister
Launching the planting of 350 saplings along Barishal's Sagardi canal, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman urged everyone to protect the country's environment, warning that otherwise "we will be the ones who suffer".